Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi – Chapter 5

ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi: I ka hala ʻana o nā lā wau e aʻoaʻo mai ai, ma ke kamaʻilio ʻana, nā mea likeʻole e pili ana i ka hōkūhele o keliʻi liʻiliʻi, kona haʻalele no ia wahi aku, kona huakaʻi. He ʻano pupūpupū a kaʻalolohi kō keliʻi liʻiliʻi i kona hoʻākākana maluna o kona mea iho, a…

Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi – Chapter 4

ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi: Pēnei wau i aʻo mai ai ka mea nunui ā koʻikoʻi kualua e pili ana i keliʻi liʻiliʻi: ʻoia hoʻi, ʻo ka nui o kona hōkūhele, emi ihola ia mamua o kō kahi hale! Akā ʻaʻohe oʻu pūʻiwa nui i ka aʻo ʻana mai ia. Ua ʻike pono ʻē au, koe nā hōkūhele nui—e…

Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi – Chapter 3

ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi: ʻO ka manawa i pono ai iaʻu no ka aʻo ʻana mai no hea mai ʻoia, ua lōʻihi nō hoʻi ia. ʻOiai ua nui kāna mau nīnau iaʻu, ʻaʻole nō naʻe ke aliʻi liʻiliʻi i lohe paha ai i kuʻu mau nīnau. Na nā huaʻōlelo āna i pono ʻī wale nō hoʻi ai…

Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi – Chapter 2

ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi: Nolaila noho hoʻokahi ihola au, nele hoʻi i ka hoa kamaʻilio, ā hiki i kaʻu ulia mokulele ma ka Panoa o Sahara, ʻeono makahiki mamua aku nei. Ua poloke kekahi mea maloko o koʻu ʻenekini. A ʻoiai ʻaʻohe oʻu me-hana mīkini aiʻole poʻe ʻōhua me aʻu iho, nolaila hoʻomaka akula au e pāhonohono,…

Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi – Chapter 1

ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi: I ka ono o kuʻu mau makahiki, ʻike akula au i kekahi kiʻi kupaianaha maloko o ka puke i kapa ʻiaʻi ʻo “Nā Moʻolelo ʻOiaʻiʻo o ka Makanahele”, i pili ai i ka nahele ʻāhiu. Maloko o ua kiʻi nei aia kekahi moʻowili e monimoni nei i kekahi holoholona. Eia nei he kahakiʻi…

E ola mau ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi… and “The Little Prince” (Keliʻi Liʻiliʻi)

I’ve decided to devote some energy to Hawaiian language preservation and promulgation. In keeping with Keao Nesmith’s desire to expand the existing Hawaiian literature, I too have undertaken to translate some of my favorite stories, novels, and songs into Hawaiian. Unfortunately, I didn’t know of Mr. Nesmith’s existence nor the existence of his translation of this…